Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-04


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eFntSent - enznmsninate WITH tie local
szfhorffiss By teisgrspA- AseunainRiy,
! feiaRrzphe4 tie MAYOR, upon whorn
fhe eufy Hrst deVoiVed q pssasFvinR
oKeeF within t6s 1unisipaiifY, appEis-
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rEsxsnt tie anss1ss Of any Astenps 10
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esss TIE farses e his diseosaI vars IN
sgnefsnt 70 preserve order. % zpoly for
azzlstanos % tie Sheriff. senf. q the
same time. . telegram 10 ahs shsrfH. 70
InastinR him 30 bold himself IN rsadi-
ness 70 ranaar aasiR8Ancs % the May0r.
II called npsu. and II ehsiF f0int faroes
wers 1ot salileienG. 70 cali Urea Gensras
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gTapnsd 0eneFai Hin % held himself 10
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evil offoars, Il oallsd upon, and u In
hsa opinion u seemed necessary, 10 a.
ssnbis TIE tr0opz IN their axHories. He
g2s % hold hiuaalf and osuuaaad N
readiness 10 assist tie evil Authorities
ehen thsT sailed apo1 him.
mads thess formidabls pEsparations
becaass bslikve Il 10 Be aasana pEineiple
aaes pramptiy. With an overwhslminR
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Avs . qacstien Of axpsnss instead Of
. question Of life OF death. Then |
foresa9 thEt my aston 10 this ease
wouid b = governing preeedeBt and
did net desire 10 atter an uncertain
s1uad.
HAVING thus crowded FOR brineinR The
whols power Of the county, IN regular
ordsE. 10 bear upo1 any disturbing force
thAt miehs appsar, | vent On board q
steam lannah ard proceeded towards
Seattle 81 Fapidly as passihis. Upsn
ny arrival foand the city rspoainR IN
paace aud qaietneas. many o. her peo-
pie not being aware, until late In the
day. that anybody had bsen alarmed
The night before, OF that any unasaal
thing had happeUed. Whethsx the fact
be that there had been no designs, on the
part Of any one. - sxpsl the Chinese or
that The design bad been termed, bat
sas frustrated b. the preparations 10
defeat Il. vii remain an open question.
Cad several earnest men Who think
the danger vas real, bet tie eulk of
opiniou IL 10 the eject that there was
ee danger Of . not and no design TO re-
mJys The OhinaEen by unlawful means
This, fellOv citiz-ns. h shat has been
done in this eAse. desire 20 say that,
tn my opinion. yoaF local 0f3cers cSnld
and would haze suppressed any dis
t1xbance that Ras possible ct this time,
With she n ans at tkstT osmmsnd.
Your Mayor and sbesih. both elected
By 9 vote q the peopie, and sworn 20
o5es Hnd nphoid the Laws, have given
ne assnraness that thew viii be vigilsnt
zad vigorous In the maintain
aroa Of The Laws aud citizens
Of all SHADES of opinion have given me
assarABces thai they viii respond, ~ q
passs, Whenever their services are re-
qzirsd. II - utterly impossible for me
10 cohesive that men can talk 70 ne. In
this regard. ~ they have talked to me
ia the LAST few days. and he insineere.
I saFuestly commend yOa all. thsrefore,
70 have condolences In yS1F local officers
and resent, iasisad Of solisiting outside
interference Yea seOuld sp1rn the
tmVatation thai yoa eAnn0s manage
Faur own aoxeFnnnanaal aHAirs. and yea
ahould indignantly deny that she dis
tasbsnce breeding slamsus Of yoeF city
10 respectable IN namhers.
make this statement. not ~ 90 az
sase fer nv astioB. for after this mach
iapse Of tine ! still think my astion
Was right. bat because, sseosding 10 my
UNDERSTANDING Of the nsture Of Amer
lean institutions, q fras people Who can
Rad and write are entitled 30 an ofiieial
statement. IN svsry such csse, a. soon
after the event as possible. This has
ossn a. unfortunate episode. bot ]
trast u may Be TIE last one 81 she kind
I havs talked 10 yon all Absai the sitaA-
sion and have vsBtured 10 give yea ssme
advice In regard 70 the futufe-
With the kin8est regard for al the
ps0ple 81 this eity. and With the 81
saFanes that II ny hambls efforts shall
result in The restoration Of good feeling
in this eommunity. I viii consider IL the
greatest achievement Of my life.
have the banaF. my feiiow-estixsns
70 remain year 0bedient servant.
EcoKNs SEMPLR.
Governor.
Seattle. ". T.. May g. 1857.
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